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Friday 3 May 2019
Asian Edge: Who will be the leader in the automotive industry?
During the Industrial Age, the US was the world's leader in the automotive industry, but that is no longer the case now. In 2018, 370,000 units of electric cars were sold in the US,...
Thursday 2 May 2019
Asian Edge: From PC to 5G
The PC market used to cater mainly to white-collar workers, with manufacturers relying mostly on HP and Dell. The traditional PC and handset assembly sector remains a stable supply...
Thursday 2 May 2019
Taiwan notebooks – 1Q 2019
Taiwan's notebook shipments were weaker than expected in the first quarter of 2019, down 16.3% sequentially and nearly 3% on year to come to 26.3 million units.
Tuesday 30 April 2019
Passive components makers conservative about 2Q19
Taiwan passive components makers are conservative about their business prospects for the first half of 2019, as market demand, especially for components for consumer devices, still...
Tuesday 30 April 2019
Samsung posts revenue and profit declines in 1Q19
Samsung Electronics has reported operating profits of KRW6.2 trillion (US$5.3 billion) on consolidated revenues of KRW52.4 trillion for the first quarter of 2019. The profit and revenue...
Monday 29 April 2019
Taiwan LCD TV shipments to rebound in 2Q19, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of LCD TVs by Taiwan makers are expected to grow 9.6% sequentially to 6.86 million units in the second quarter of 2019, although the figures will be still 10% lower than...
Monday 29 April 2019
Nexcom, SAP team up to build Industry 4.0 ecosystem for Taiwan enterprises
Taiwan's IPC maker Nexom International has teamed up with business management solutions provider SAP Taiwan to create a smart manufacturing alliance to converge IT and OT technologies...
Friday 26 April 2019
IC equipment maker Group Up sees clear order visibility through 3Q19
Taiwan-based Group Up Industrial (GP), dedicated to supplying automation and semiconductor dry process equipment, has seen clear order visibility through the third quarter of 2019...
Friday 26 April 2019
Alpha Networks showcasing automotive mmWave radars at AutoTronics Taipei 2019
Networking/communication device maker Alpha Networks is exhibiting its 24GHz, 77GHz and 79GHz automotive millimeter-wave (mmWave) radars at Taipei International Automobile Electronics...
Friday 26 April 2019
Acer seeks to become trend leader of PC industry
Acer has been hosting two major product launch conferences every year since CEO Jason Chen became chairman and CEO, with one in April in New York, and one in September in Berlin....
Thursday 25 April 2019
Price falls for large-size, high-resolution TVs to drive replacement demand
As continued price falls for large-size and 4K TVs are expected to drive TV replacement demand, global TV shipments may edge up 0.6% on year to 230-240 million units in 2019 from...
Thursday 25 April 2019
Dell said to release new carbon-fiber notebooks in 2H19
Carbon fiber notebooks will stage a comeback soon, as Dell is reportedly to launch new notebook models adopting carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic chassis in optional colors in the second...
Thursday 25 April 2019
GlobalWafers leads 8-inch silicon wafer market in Europe
GlobalWafers' Novara plant in Italy dedicated to making 8-inch silicon wafers became the largest supplier of 8-inch silicon wafers in Europe in 2018, with a 24% market share, according...
Thursday 25 April 2019
Samsung launches multiple high-end TV models in Taiwan
Samsung Electronics has launched an array of its new series of QLED 4K and 8K TVs in Taiwan, waging up its marketing campaigns to take on rivals LG Electronics and Sony for securing...
Wednesday 24 April 2019
UltraChip 2Q19 revenues to soften on weak ESL chips demand
UltraChip, Taiwan's largest supplier of electronic shelf label (ESL) chips, is expected to see a lackluster second quarter of 2019 in terms of revenue performance due mainly to clients...